Meanings
nounpseudohypoparathyroidism (plural pseudohypoparathyroidisms, abbreviation PHP)
plural pseudohypoparathyroidisms · abbreviation PHP
- medicineA rare inherited disorder where the body does not respond properly to parathyroid hormone, causing low calcium and high phosphate levels despite high PTH in the blood.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishparathyroid
- Englishhypoparathyroidism
- Englishpseudohypoparathyroidism
From pseudo- + hypoparathyroidism.
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pseudohypoparathyroidism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohypoparathyroidism
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“pseudohypoparathyroidism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohypoparathyroidism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudohypoparathyroidism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudohypoparathyroidism.
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